About
Faraj Aalaei is the Founder and CEO of Cognichip Inc., an AI company developing Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), and has worked in the communications and networking industries for four decades. He previously co-founded and led Centillium and Aquantia, both of which he took through IPO; after Marvell Semiconductors acquired Aquantia, he served as Executive VP overseeing Marvell's Networking and Automotive businesses. Aalaei holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an honorary Doctor of Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology, an MSEE from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
Founder at Cognichip
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Cognichip's investors · 8
Candou VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $1M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksGlobal Catalyst Partners JapanTokyoLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksNewBuild.VCPalo AltoSBI InvestmentTokyo · $2M – $227M checksVSC VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $750K checks
Co-founders at Cognichip
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Ehsan KamalinejadFounder
Experience
- Cognichip Inc.Founder & Chief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Candou VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2016 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Marvell SemiconductorExecutive Vice President2019 — 2020Santa Clara County, California, United States
- AquantiaPresident and CEO2009 — 2019
- AquantiaChairman & CEO2009 — 2019San jose, ca USA
- Centillium CommunicationsFounder, CEO1997 — 2008
- Fujitsu Network CommunicationsDirector, Access Product Planning1993 — 1997
- AT&T Bell LaboratoryMTS1985 — 1993
- M/A-COMDesign Engineer1981 — 1985
Skills & more
Semiconductors77Entrepreneurship35Start-ups77CEOs11Visionary Thinking3Marketing Strategy11Go-to-market Strategy17Strategic Partnerships23Product Management31ASIC29SoC11Wireless11
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AnalogICProduct MarketingDigital Signal ProcessorsEmbedded SystemsVoIPWireless TechnologiesApplication-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)Integrated Circuits (IC)System on a Chip (SoC)Languages English · Farsi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Faraj Aalaei?
- Faraj Aalaei is the Founder and CEO of Cognichip Inc., an AI company developing Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI), and has worked in the communications and networking industries for four decades. He previously co-founded and led Centillium and Aquantia, both of which he took through IPO; after Marvell Semiconductors acquired Aquantia, he served as Executive VP overseeing Marvell's Networking and Automotive businesses. Aalaei holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an honorary Doctor of Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology, an MSEE from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
- Where does Faraj Aalaei work?
- Faraj Aalaei is Founder of Cognichip.
- What companies did Faraj Aalaei found?
- Faraj Aalaei founded Cognichip.
- Where did Faraj Aalaei go to school?
- Faraj Aalaei studied at Wentworth Institute of Technology (Honorary Doctorate in Engineering); UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics (MBA); University of Massachusetts Lowell (MSEE, Communications).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cognichip Inc.4
Also worked at Marvell Semiconductor13
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